Thanks for the Pietta's!

The Baron

The Baron

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I'm gearing up for a foray into CAS. After lots of research I decided on a pair of Pietta 1873 "Peacemakers" for my pistols. I picked up the phone a week ago last Friday and called Marstar. The gentleman who helped me was very professional, checked stock for me and collected/confirmed all my info. Just 6 business days later, the box arrived!

These are the case coloured/blued walnut grip 5 1/2" model in .38/.357 (both are the same - angle of the early morning sun makes them look different). The fit/finish and apparent overall quality of these pistols is every bit as nice as I had hoped. Only disappointment is that one of them has a very nice 2.5# trigger pull and the other is 7# (!). No big deal but I'll certainly be correcting that issue ASAP.

I hit the range this morning with some Wolf 158gr. "Cowboy" 158gr. RN ammo and was not disappointed. The first order of business was the make sure the fixed sights were properly set and I was thrilled to find both shot exactly to my point of aim. the picture is of the first 5 rounds fired from each gun, slow fire at 10m. There's 3 double hits in there (can see if you zoom in) so needless to say I'm very happy with the accuracy!!

After first impressions and a box of ammo each, these Pietta's seem to be one heck of a bargain. I'll be looking forward to getting holstered up and playing cowboy soon.

Thanks, Marstar! :cool:

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Nice, I plan on ordering my leather sometime this week. Been trying to get into CAS for a few years now and finally think I have the time (had the guns for a couple years already).
 
paul792 said:
Nice, I plan on ordering my leather sometime this week. Been trying to get into CAS for a few years now and finally think I have the time (had the guns for a couple years already).
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would you mind sharing ,where your getting the leather from. Thanks ...Brian
 
Going to be ordering the Evil Roy rig from mernickle holsters. Figure spend the money once and get everything as a package. Had to sell my 870 to finance it though lol.
 
paul792 said:
Going to be ordering the Evil Roy rig from mernickle holsters. Figure spend the money once and get everything as a package. Had to sell my 870 to finance it though lol.
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Thanks for the info,I did the RPAL a month ago,and have got a uberti el patron ordered. :)
 
Nice, I've shot the El Patron in 45lc and really liked it. I went with the ruger sass matched pair in.357/.38spl. Have a nice Marlin stainless in the same caliber. And inherited my gramps Stevens SxS, chopped 8 inches of the top and is a sweet stage coach gun now.
 
The Baron said:
I'm gearing up for a foray into CAS. After lots of research I decided on a pair of Pietta 1873 "Peacemakers" for my pistols. I picked up the phone a week ago last Friday and called Marstar. The gentleman who helped me was very professional, checked stock for me and collected/confirmed all my info. Just 6 business days later, the box arrived!

These are the case coloured/blued walnut grip 5 1/2" model in .38/.357 (both are the same - angle of the early morning sun makes them look different). The fit/finish and apparent overall quality of these pistols is every bit as nice as I had hoped. Only disappointment is that one of them has a very nice 2.5# trigger pull and the other is 7# (!). No big deal but I'll certainly be correcting that issue ASAP.

I hit the range this morning with some Wolf 158gr. "Cowboy" 158gr. RN ammo and was not disappointed. The first order of business was the make sure the fixed sights were properly set and I was thrilled to find both shot exactly to my point of aim. the picture is of the first 5 rounds fired from each gun, slow fire at 10m. There's 3 double hits in there (can see if you zoom in) so needless to say I'm very happy with the accuracy!!

After first impressions and a box of ammo each, these Pietta's seem to be one heck of a bargain. I'll be looking forward to getting holstered up and playing cowboy soon.

Thanks, Marstar! :cool:

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really nice pair of guns.
 
paul792 said:
Nice, I've shot the El Patron in 45lc and really liked it. I went with the ruger sass matched pair in.357/.38spl. Have a nice Marlin stainless in the same caliber. And inherited my gramps Stevens SxS, chopped 8 inches of the top and is a sweet stage coach gun now.
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I had a hard time choosing,it's my first, I had to go with the old style 4 click , 45 lc.

They all look awesome though.
 
Brianma65 said:
I had a hard time choosing,it's my first, I had to go with the old style 4 click , 45 lc.

They all look awesome though.
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Ya thats what the guy who's I shot said. But the cost of the .45lc compared to .38spl reloads is what sold me on the rugers. Well that and the stainless finish (I like shinny lol)
 
paul792 said:
Going to be ordering the Evil Roy rig from mernickle holsters. Figure spend the money once and get everything as a package. Had to sell my 870 to finance it though lol.
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That's one of the setups I'm looking at. It's so hard to decide about leather! I wish there was a place with a few CAS holster setups on the shelf where I could go in an see/try them on.
 
Finally my kind of crowd! I love cowboy guns and leather rigs. Nice 6 shooters , I have a few open tops in BP and cartridge conversions but I'd love to own a pair of 1873 saa , not sure if I want 2 5.5" barrels , or 2 7.5" barrels ...or one 5.5 and one 7.5"
 
The Baron said:
That's one of the setups I'm looking at. It's so hard to decide about leather! I wish there was a place with a few CAS holster setups on the shelf where I could go in an see/try them on.
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If you really want to see them in person best bet is to go to a few matches. I found the people to be super friendly and will certainly let you look and try on their leather. Heck they would even let you shoot their guns in a match or 2 to help you get into it.
 
Big_red_truck said:
Finally my kind of crowd! I love cowboy guns and leather rigs. Nice 6 shooters , I have a few open tops in BP and cartridge conversions but I'd love to own a pair of 1873 saa , not sure if I want 2 5.5" barrels , or 2 7.5" barrels ...or one 5.5 and one 7.5"
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If you plan on competing in CAS I would stay with the same barrel length for each pistol. That being said, you could get 3 lol. I love the open tops. I WILL get an 1851 Navy conversion in .38spl one day to make a Man with no name replica lol.
 
always wanted a 'cowboy' peacemaker, so i went with a 4 3/4"
loved it so much got the 7 1/2"
both with the faux ivory (in 357)...love them both
(nice triggers, shoot piont of aim, though had to file front sight on 4 3/4")
i know not ideal set up for CAS...barrel length should be the same,
but they feel different enough to make them seem like two different guns (did i mention i love them?)
 
shotgun-bob said:
always wanted a 'cowboy' peacemaker, so i went with a 4 3/4"
loved it so much got the 7 1/2"
both with the faux ivory (in 357)...love them both
(nice triggers, shoot piont of aim, though had to file front sight on 4 3/4")
i know not ideal set up for CAS...barrel length should be the same,
but they feel different enough to make them seem like two different guns (did i mention i love them?)
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Hey bob could you post a pic of your revolvers with leather set up? I'd love to see what you're running. I was thinking on getting a 5.5 bbl and 7.5 bbl and running a straight right hand and right hand cross draw. Maybe even right twist draw for the 7.5
 
Just pulled the trigger and ordered my full evil roy rig with matching shotgun belt and bullet pouch from Mernickle. All for the low price of $625 (if the wife finds out I definitely will be headed for the hills lol) Hve to feel bad for the poor cows, have to cut a strip of leather from the tip of his nose to the end of his tail to wrap around me (sheesh). Can't wait tho, soooo excited YEEEEHAAAAWWWWW!!!!!!
 
They seem to be a nice shooting gun, especially for the money. Been wanting one for a few years, bought one from Marstar when they were on sale last year for $375 or $400, something like that. Got a 7.5 inch .357. Grip is a little small for my hand. Gun looks nice and shoots well too. Might get a 5 1/2 .45 colt with the larger tombstone grips sometime. Very happy with this SAA.
 
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